accustom (one) to

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accustom (one) to

To familiarize someone with something. You need to accustom the new interns to the layout of the building.Seth will accustom you to this project before our next meeting.Accustom yourself to the new software before we start using it more frequently.

accustomed to

Familiar or comfortable with something. This phrase is often used to describe aspects of one's daily routine. Now that she is no longer in school, Stella has become accustomed to staying up late and sleeping until noon.I never thought I would become accustomed to working in a warehouse, but now I almost enjoy it.

accustomed to

Used to something or someone; having the habit of doing something. For example, In Spain we gave up our usual schedule and became accustomed to eating dinner at 10 p.m. Professor Higgins in the musical My Fair Lady (1956) ruefully sang the song "I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face" after his protégé Eliza walked out on him. [Second half of 1400s]

accustom to

v.

To bring someone or something into a condition that is harmonious with something else, especially through repeated experience: I have accustomed myself to waking up at dawn. They are not accustomed to such formal clothing.

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